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  • History & Philosophy of Science

  • Events 

    Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Celebrating 150 Years of "Origin of Species"

    Speakers: Gerald M. Edelman (The Neurosciences Institute and The Scripps Research Institute), Paul Ekman (University of California, San Francisco and Paul Ekman Group LLC), and Terrence Deacon (University of California, Berkeley)

    S&C celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the landmark book, The Origin of Species, by the most legendary member of NYAS, Charles Darwin. Join Gerald Edelman, Paul Ekman, and Terrence Deacon for an evening of evolution.

    Thursday, December 3, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    Russian Science and Mathematics

    Speakers: Roger Cooke (University of Vermont), and Loren Graham (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

    The History and Philosophy of Science Section of the New York Academy of Sciences holds multiple meetings covering a wide range of topics within the field.

    Thursday, December 17, 2009 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Lyceum Society Annual Holiday Luncheon

    The Lyceum Society is for the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. All NYAS members are welcome.

  • Past Events

    Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Lyceum Society - Managing Your Life: Adapting proven methods of Science and Management

    Speaker: Jim Browne (Management Engineer, Port Authority)

    Please note the change in speaker for this meeting. The Lyceum Society is for the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. All NYAS members are welcome.

    Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Biology and Social Justice Case Studies: An Innovative Approach For Reaching Diverse Student Populations

    Speaker: Katayoun Chamany (Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts)

    Learn how to incorporate issues of social responsibility into the traditional biology curriculum to attract and maintain the interest of a diverse population of students.

    Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Is Chinese Science Really an Exotic Subject?

    Speaker: Nathan Sivin (University of Pennsylvania)

    The History and Philosophy of Science Section of the New York Academy of Sciences holds multiple meetings covering a wide range of topics within the field

    Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Lyceum Society - The Forensics of Structural Failure

    Speaker: James Cohen, PE

    The Lyceum Society is comprised of the Academy's retired and semi-retired members. Talks cover various scientific fields. All Academy members are welcome.

  • Publications 

    eBriefing

    A Dangerous Divide: The Two Cultures in the 21st Century

    Keynote Speakers: E.O. Wilson (Harvard University), John Edward Porter (Research!America), and Dean Kamen (DEKA Research)

    Fifty years ago, C.P. Snow identified a lack of understanding between scientists and literary scholars. Panelists at an Academy symposium, summarized in a new eBriefing, say the divide today is between scientists and the general public, with troubling consequences.

    Annals

    Self and Systems: Explorations in Contemporary Self Psychology

    Edited by Nancy VanDerHeide and William J. Coburn (Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles, California)

    Current trends in this field have radically changed the face of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy by paving the way for innovative thinking, elaborating psychoanalytic theory, and linking therapeutic growth to neuroscience, philosophy, the arts, and other associated disciplines.

    eBriefing

    Night and Day: The Hidden Path to Scientific Knowledge

    Speaker: Gerald Holton (Harvard University)

    Distinguished historian of science Gerald Holton explains that scientists share with artists a period of groping to find what they really want to say.